Pharmacist - Hospital / Inpatient

UPMC; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Benefits package

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

UPMC Harrisburg is seeking a full-time Pharmacist to join our hospital pharmacy team. The role features rotating day and evening shifts and flexibility regarding work location and scheduling to support patient care.

Responsibilities include interpreting orders, preparing medications, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance, supervising staff, and providing education to healthcare professionals. A PharmD or BS in Pharmacy and active Pharmacist licensure are required.

Qualifications

• ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy graduate.
• PharmD or BS in Pharmacy required.
• Active Pharmacist licensure in practicing state.
• Entry-level candidates welcome; experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and evaluate orders to dispense medications.
• Identify and report adverse drug reactions.
• Maintain formulary and rational drug therapy selection.
• Review patient medication records for allergies and interactions.
• Supervise technicians and interns overseeing pharmaceutical care.
• Adhere to regulatory standards and quality initiatives.
• Educate healthcare professionals and students on medications.
• Utilize pharmacy computer systems for patient care.
• Fill prescription orders in compliance with regulations.
• Prepare IV admixtures aseptically as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient education

Education

ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy

PharmD or BS in Pharmacy

Tools

Pharmacy information systems

Regulatory compliance systems

Job description

UPMC Harrisburg is hiring a Full-Time Pharmacist!

This dynamic role supports UPMC Harrisburg working full-time with rotating day and evening shifts. The ideal candidate will have flexibility regarding work location and scheduling.

As a valued member of our pharmacy team, you'll play a key role in delivering safe, effective, and cost-conscious pharmacotherapy. You will support centralized and decentralized medication-use systems, participate in all aspects of pharmacy operations, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes. Responsibilities include patient assessment, medication education, prevention of medication-related adverse events, and active involvement in quality and regulatory initiatives. Pharmacists also serve as educators and preceptors for pharmacy students and residents, helping shape the next generation of clinical pharmacists.

UPMC offers a generous benefits package, an expansive total rewards program, outstanding career growth opportunities, a sign on bonus, and so much more.

Responsibilities:

• Interpret and evaluate physician orders and prescriptions to prepare, calculate, and dispense appropriate medication dosage forms for inpatient and outpatient treatment in accordance with the Pennsylvania Pharmacy Practice Act, Federal Drug Laws, and other regulatory organizations.

• Identify and report suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and in a timely manner.

• Sustain the formulary by minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic interchange protocols, and promoting rational drug therapy selection.

• Review, maintain, and screen patient medication records and profiles for allergies, drug interactions and therapeutic duplications while entering orders and/or verifying medications.

• Organize daily operational duties and assist in the supervision of pharmacy technicians, pharmacy aides, student interns and other ancillary personnel involved in providing pharmaceutical care.

• Adhere to all regulatory requirements, professional standards of practice, and hospital quality management policies and procedures in providing pharmaceutical care.

• Communicate with physicians and nurses to ensure prompt clarification of orders that are unclear, illegible, or incomplete.

• Provide drug information and/or educational programs to healthcare professionals and pharmacy students.

• Utilize all available computer systems and technologies in the provision of pharmaceutical care.

• Fill prescription orders in accordance with State and Federal regulations, utilizing technological resources and equipment.

• Prepare and dispense intravenous admixture solutions, as required, using aseptic technique in an accepted sterile product preparation area.

• Graduate of an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy.

• B.S in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree.

• Required: Current licensure as a Pharmacist in practicing state.

• Entry Level - no previous experience required; pharmacist experience preferred.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Pharmacist

• Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran